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$10K reward offered in killing of city emergency management worker

February 7, 2026 10:21 AM CWBChicago
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of anyone responsible for the shooting death of a city of Chicago employee who was found dead inside her West Rogers Park apartment on Friday morning.

West Rogers Park

Woman found fatally shot in West Rogers Park apartment

February 6, 2026 1:46 PM CWBChicago
Police are investigating after a 36-year-old woman was found fatally shot inside her West Rogers Park apartment Friday morning after her supervisor asked officers to check on her when she did not show up for work.

West Rogers Park

Ex-CPS teacher sentenced to five years for exposing himself to children

February 2, 2026 2:26 PM Tim Hecke
A former Chicago Public Schools teacher with a history of sex-related misconduct has been sentenced to five years in prison for exposing himself to young girls on the city’s Far North Side.

Uptown

Robbery crew caught 71 minutes later when victim’s stolen debit card triggers bank alert

January 24, 2026 7:41 PM Tim Hecke
A 25-year-old Ohio man and three teenage boys who carried out an armed robbery on the North Side tried to use the victim’s debit card at a nearby gas station, then attempted a second armed robbery before police stopped their vehicle, prosecutors said.

West Rogers Park

Driver gets probation for crash that killed pedestrian in West Rogers Park

January 23, 2026 9:36 AM CWBChicago
A Lincolnwood man who killed a pedestrian in a West Rogers Park crash two years ago will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to reckless homicide by motor vehicle on Thursday, according to court records.

West Rogers Park

Takeover robbery crew strikes Devon Avenue jewelry store, leaves security guard disarmed and handcuffed

January 19, 2026 10:05 AM Tim Hecke
Chicago police are searching for a six-person robbery crew that stormed a West Rogers Park jewelry store Sunday evening, handcuffing and disarming a security guard while smashing display cases and making off with an undetermined amount of jewelry, authorities said.

West Rogers Park

Boy, 17, shot during robbery attempt in West Ridge

October 28, 2025 4:53 AM CWBChicago
A 17-year-old boy was shot during an attempted robbery Monday evening in the West Ridge neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

West Rogers Park

Life in prison for 7-time felon who killed store clerk during North Side liquor store robbery

October 12, 2025 5:55 AM Tim Hecke
A seven-time convicted felon who killed a convenience store worker during an attempted robbery in West Rogers Park three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.

West Rogers Park

‘You don’t have to do this’: New details emerge in robbery, shooting of 17-year-old on school soccer field

August 27, 2025 10:58 AM Tim Hecke
New details have been revealed about a July park shooting that left a 17-year-old boy fighting for his life. Prosecutors say another 17-year-old, Marlon Colin, shot the victim during a robbery and fled on a Lime scooter.

West Rogers Park

Boy, 17, charged with shooting robbery victim on North Side soccer field

August 26, 2025 9:15 AM CWBChicago
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with shooting another teen during a daylight robbery on a West Rogers Park soccer field last month.

West Ridge

Man accused of groping women at North Side park is released to await trial

August 23, 2025 6:16 PM CWBChicago
Two weeks after officials issued a warning about a man following and inappropriately touching women at a North Side park, prosecutors have filed charges in the case. But, because he is not charged with a detainable offense, prosecutors did not ask a judge to keep him in custody.

West Rogers Park

Gunmen murdered young father in front of his children during North Side home invasion: prosecutors

August 15, 2025 6:57 PM Tim Hecke
Two men with violent criminal histories have been charged with murdering a 32-year-old father during a home invasion in West Rogers Park earlier this year. One of the accused men was on parole for armed robberies, and the other was on felony pretrial release when the killing occurred.

West Rogers Park

Man shot during fight in West Rogers Park

July 28, 2025 7:00 AM CWBChicago
A 33-year-old man was shot in the arm Sunday evening after a verbal dispute escalated near the 6300 block of North Western Avenue. He walked into a nearby business for help and was taken to the hospital in good condition.

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